The Portland Winterhawks lost 3-2 Friday night to the Edmonton Oil Kings in Game 5 of the Western Hockey League championship finals.

Oil Kings coach Derek Laxdal, defenseman Griffin Reinhart and center Henrik Samuelsson talked after the game about keeping their defense simple, and playing within the team’s structure and game plan as they take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series back to Rexall Place in Edmonton for Game 6 on Sunday.